What is it?

Great for Travel

Travel to locations such as Aomori, Nikko,Sendai and Akita-wherever you want to go-all with just one pass.

Purchase Overseas

Also available for sale online and from travel agents!

Convenient for Travel

Also vaild for the Shinkansen, Narita Express and Tokyo Monorail.

Purchase in Japan

Passes can purchased at Narita and Haneda Airports and other convinient locations.

The JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) is a special discounted pass available only to customers visiting Japan (with a short-term visa no longer than 90 days) and holding a non-Japanese passport.

It allows unlimited rides on all JR East train lines in the JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) designated area.

Start with a trip from Narita Airport or Haneda Airport to Tokyo, for example, then ride around, and maybe hop aboard the Shinkansen or a limited express to Aomori or Sendai. In addition to JR East lines, the JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) allows rides on some non-JR trains in the Izu and Nikko areas.While in Japan, take advantage of this great offer to see a lot more for a lot less.

Includes a one-day gondola and lift ticket, a locker ticket (adults only), a 10% discount on rental skis and a 10% discount on skiing lessons. (Not valid for private lessons.)

After skiing and playing in the snow, use this package to enjoy a bath in hot spring water. Also includes entry to the swimming pool, outdoor jacuzzi, kids pool and other fun facilities for adults and kids.

Timetable

This timetable shows trains running between Tokyo Station and GALA Yuzawa Station.

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The official GALA Yuzawa Snow Resort website is updated with the current operating conditions every day at approximately 6:30 a.m. .We recommend checking the website to ensure there are no closures due to weather conditions or other extenuating circumstances.

JR Rent-A-Car is managed by the JR Group. The rental office is located at the station, making it easy to rent a car after arriving on the train. Use the link below to get a preferred discount from JR Rent-A-Car. Please refer to the terms and conditions on the website. Enjoy a trip by rail and car!

Prices

Pass Type

Flexible five-day pass (any five days within 14 days of issuance, including the day of issuance)

Notes:

The age limitations for Children is determined by the day of purchase. We may ask for the child's passport or other proof of age. Children under age 6 do not require a rail pass unless you wish to make seat reservation for them.

No youth rate (over age 11) or Green Car options are available with this offer.

While traveling in Japan, each visitor may have one JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) at a time. (A new pass may not be purchased if another one is still in use.)

Validity Period

Flexible five-day pass: you can use the pass on any five days within a 14-day period starting with the date of purchase or exchange in Japan. You do not have to determine your 5 travel dates at the time of purchase or exchange. For example, if you purchase your pass or get it by exchange on August 1, you can show the pass at a station on any five days between August 1 and August 14 and it will be stamped as valid for use on that day.

Service Zones

Unlimited travel on local, limited express and express trains including Shinkansen trains on the following rail company lines:

JR East Lines (including BRT*)

Izu Kyuko Line

Aoimori Railway

Iwate Galaxy Railway (IGR)

Tokyo Monorail

Sendai Airport Transit

The following limited express trains that directly run between the JR East lines and Tobu Railway lines: the Nikko, the SPACIA Nikko, the Kinugawa, and the SPACIA Kinugawa.

The pass can be used for travel on local and rapid trains between Shimo-imaichi and Tobu-nikko/Kinugawa-onsen on Tobu Railway Lines. Between Kurihashi and Shimo-imaichi Stations, the pass may be used only on limited express trains that connect directly with Tobu Railway Lines.**

**The JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) may be used for Tobu Railway Lines as long as either the departing or destination station is on a JR line.

The JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) is not valid for the Tokaido Shinkansen as that is operated by a different rail company.

GALA Yuzawa Station is in operation only in winter and spring.

Special operating intervals and trains may be in service to meet the needs in the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

Qualifications for purchase

The JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) is available for purchase by holders of non-Japanese passports with a visa to stay in Japan for no longer than 90 days. The passport is required for confirmation purposes at the time of purchase.

Train Accommodations

The JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) is valid on ordinary cars.To ride on Green Cars, GranClass, individual compartments, Liners or sleeper cars, an additional purchase is required, such as a limited express or sleeper ticket. See the station staff for further details.

Select any five days within 14 days of issuance, including that day, when you want to use the JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area). You do not have to designate your five days of use when purchasing.

Note: No person may hold more than one JR EAST PASS(Tohoku area) of the same type at one time. From the date of issuance of this pass for 14 days, new pass exchanges and purchases in Japan are not permitted. For example, if you do a pass exchange or purchase a pass in Japan on August 1, you cannot do another pass exchange or purchase a new pass in Japan during the validity period of August 1 to 14.

For Travel Agents

When selling an Exchange Order (e-ticket) with GDS (global distribution system), enter "9B" as the carrier code, "XZJ" for the departure, and "XZP" for the arrival.

Notes

Your Exchange Order (e-ticket) will be an e-ticket. Print out a copy that shows the details of the e-ticket (name, reservation number, airline ticket number) and take it with you.The Exchange Order (e-ticket) must be redeemed for a JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) within three months of Exchange Order (e-ticket) issuance.

After arriving in Japan, you can use the pass on any five days within a 14-day period starting with the date of purchase or exchange in Japan. You do not have to determine your five travel dates at the time of purchase or exchange.For example, if you purchase your pass or get it by exchange on August 1, you can show the pass at a station on any five days between August 1 and August 14 and it will be stamped as valid for use on that day.

Note: No person may hold more than one JR EAST PASS(Tohoku area) of the same type at one time. From the date of issuance of this pass for 14 days, new pass exchanges and purchases in Japan are not permitted. For example, if you do a pass exchange or purchase a pass in Japan on August 1, you cannot do another pass exchange or purchase a new pass in Japan during the validity period of August 1 to 14.

Purchasing in Japan

This pass may not be exchanged for a different type of pass after purchase.

Show your passport at a location where the JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) is sold. You will receive a pass after confirmation of eligibility.

Notes:

When purchasing, it is necessary to present your passport. Passport copies cannot be accepted.

While visiting in Japan, each visitor may have one JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) at a time.

If you have already purchased a pass, you must wait until the validity period (14 days) of that pass ends before you can purchase another pass of the same type.For example, if you purchased a pass or did a pass exchange on August 1, you cannot do another pass exchange or purchase a pass in Japan during the validity period of August 1 to 14.

Eligibility

Foreign passport holders only

"Temporary Visitor" only

The JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) is available exclusively for visitors from abroad who enter Japan under the entry status of "Temporary Visitor". Both of the below two conditions must be met for purchase and use.

The pass user must have a passport issued by a country other than Japan.(日本国籍のお客様は使用できません。)

The pass user must enter Japan as a temporary visitor and have "Temporary Visitor" stamped in their passport as shown at right.

The status of temporary visitor is established in Japanese immigration law and permits stays in the country of up to 90 days for purposes such as sightseeing. Visitors desiring to enter Japan for sightseeing will receive a stamp, as shown at right, saying "Temporary Visitor" in their passport by the immigration officer.

Notes:

The passport immigration stamp must be presented for confirmation when exchanging for or purchasing a JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) in Japan.

If the above conditions cannot be confirmed as being met, travelers may not be allowed to purchase a pass or redeem an Exchange Order (e-ticket) for a pass. Also, please carry your passport when using your pass. It may be required by JR staff for identity confirmation.

Visitors with dual citizenship in Japan and another country will not be able to use a JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) if they entered Japan with their Japanese passport.

A JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) cannot be purchased if the period of stay in Japan noted in the passport is shorter than the validity period of the pass.

Where to purchase

The JR East Pass (Tohoku area) is accepted at any JR East Travel Service Center, or at any of the JR East ticket windows listed below.Note: Ticket locations are subject to change.

Changes

Refunds

JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) Refunds

Refunds are available at JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) sales and exchange locations. The pass must be unused and the validity period cannot have started on the day the refund is made.

If the JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) has clearly not been used, a refund may be made after the start of the validity period. In this case, a refund fee applies. However, if a reserved seat ticket was issued with the JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area), no refund will be made after the departure time regardless of whether the pass has been used to ride a train.

The application/backing must be still attached to the JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) to receive a refund.

Refunds are not made for canceled or delayed train service (exceptions may be made for total system stoppages).

Refunds for credit card purchases are available only from the original seller's sales locations.

Exchange Order (e-ticket) refunds

Refunds are made for Exchange Orders (e-ticket) within one year of issuance if not redeemed. See the seller for the refund. A fee may be charged by the seller. JR East does not make refunds for Exchange Orders (e-ticket).

For passengers wishing to exchange or purchase a JR EAST PASS(Tohoku area) at Michinoku Tour Information at Sendai Airport

For Exchange Orders purchased overseas (exchanges for a pass at Michinoku Tour Information at Sendai Airport)
Michinoku Tour Information at Sendai Airport cannot provide refunds. Refunds are made at other locations providing exchange services for the JR EAST PASS(Tohoku area).

For pass purchases made at Michinoku Tour Information at Sendai Airport
Refunds are made at domestic locations selling the JR EAST PASS(Tohoku area).

Other

Lost Exchange Orders (e-ticket) and JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) will not be reissued.

The JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) is non-transferrable. Only the person whose name is on the pass may use it. Travelers must carry their passport when using the JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area) as they may be asked to present it for identification purposes.